New Taco Restaurant Downtown

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By Mark Baratelli
Chela Tequila and Tacos is coming to 183 Orange Ave as first reported by Bungalower. The owners of KASA, the restaurant currently in the space, are turning the menu completely taco. Opening date is January 23rd.  Expect a full Mexican menu.

According to Wall Street Journal, NPD Group says tacos are one of the top five foods ordered at restaurants in the US. Local Orlando restauranteurs are listening. According to Orlando Weekly, they listened a bit to much in the past few years. The over abundance of taco restaurants made Orlando Weekly's "Top 10 Orlando Food Trends We Hope Stay Behind" for 2018. The writer said,"Restaurateurs responded to Orlandoans’ cries for “better Mexican food!” with approximately 15,000 new Mexican restaurants..." Here's one more! Our Editor Mark Baratelli called it in 2016 in a less PC way.

KASA opened Thursday November 14, 2013. See opening night photos.




We took this photo FIVE years ago! #old